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President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick has reiterated that the football –governing body will soon institute a welfare foundation for former Nigeria international players in order to guarantee ready funding for them in case of unexpected health challenges. The NFF supremo, also the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football, gave this assurance in ...

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By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Two penalty saves by youthful goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie and the precision of the outfield players were all that it required for Nigeria’s Super Falcons to edge out Black Queens of Ghana 4-2 on penalty kicks to reach the final of the second edition of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup in Abidjan. The much anticipated ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja.  The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) earlier today fulfilled its promise of flying the former Nigeria’s Green Eagles captain,  Christian Chukwu abroad for further medical treatment as he has already arrived London, United Kingdom in the company of his wife, Lilian Nkeiruka. This much was confirmed by the NFF Director of Communications, Mr. Ademola ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja. With few weeks to the commencement of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup  final, Nigeria, France, United States of America (USA) and 13 other countries have been confirmed to have submited either their final or provisional team lists to the Federation of International Football Federation (FIFA) and the French Local Organizing Committee (LOC). While Nigeria’s Super ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja.  Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-20 mate football team, Flying Eagles,  Paul Aigbogun has stated that three points from their FIFA U20 World Cup opener against Qatar in Tychy next week Friday would greatly boost confidence in approaching the remaining games of the group phase. He revealed this much in a statement released by Mr. Ademola Olajire ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr has today listed midfield enforcer, Mikel John Obi; pacy winger Ahmed Musa and defenders- Kenneth Omeruo and Abdullahi Shehu in a 25-man squad to prepare for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt this summer. Six other players are on standby. Mikel Obi, who captained the team at ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja Two second half goals from Rafiat Sule and “goals-queen”Uchenna Kanu are what Nigeria needed to beat a stubborn Mali to emerge the Group B winner and to set up another grudge semi final match with arch-rivals Ghana. It took the Super Falcons 67 minutes on the clock before they could break the resolve of the determined ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Australia national senior women’s football team,  The Matlidas Head Coach,  Ante Milicic earlier today unveiled the names of the 23 players who will represent the Asian country in the next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup final in France including a teenage sensation, Mary Fowler. But Milicic selected only 8 Rockies as he opted for experience and ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja South Africa’s Banyana Banyana tasted the bitter pile of defeat in their last pre- World Cup international friendly match against reigning FIFA Women’s World Cup champions, United States of America (USA) after the African team was beaten 3-0 in the early hours of Monday at Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, California. A brace from the enterprising midfielder, ...